Sarah's Hope at Hannah More is run by St. Vincent de Paul and offers women and children a place to go while they're getting back on their feet, and now a rapid rehousing program that's already successful in the city is expanding to the Baltimore County shelter.

The Front Door program is helping those women get jobs and move out of the shelter and into their own homes. For the first year, the program subsidizes their income.

"For six months, we provide 100 percent of their rent. For the next three months, we provide 50 percent of their rent, then the last three months, we provide 25 percent of their rent," said Sarah's Hope director Toni Boulware.

Tana Poff is expecting a baby boy in just a few weeks. Pregnant and homeless, she found her way to the Sarah's Hope shelter in Reisterstown.

"It's actually been really good here. The staff is good, the staff is nice. They help you with a lot of resources," she told 11 News.

The former residents of the shelter also keep in close contact with their case managers for two years after they move out so the women have someone to turn to if they need help.

"On a monthly basis, we're required to meet with them. A lot of times, the case managers will meet with them more frequently to make sure that when they do get into their own units, they have everything they need and they know who to contact if they have problems with landlords. If they have a problem with the unit, they can get assistance with that," Boulware said.

Poff is one of the first to take advantage of the Front Door program. She's applying for an apartment in Baltimore County and hopes to move in before the baby is born.

"I'm really excited for that, for me and my son -- that we have something to look forward to and we can get on our feet," Poff said. "We really hope to get into this apartment and start a new life and really try to make our life better and, hopefully, we don't have to worry about any of these problems again."

Program leaders said they hope the Front Door program will increase turnover at the shelter to allow them to help more people in the community.